If serum cystatin C levels are not available at therapy initiation, we suggest that initial recommendations could use the eGFRcreatinine model (model 5) with subsequent dose modification based on the eGFRcreatinine-cystatin C model (model 7) once available.
While there is no evidence-based recommendation regarding when RRT should be initiated, initiation of RRT remains a non-standardized, subjective decision.
This study audited medical records to identify signs and symptoms of SSTIs treated with antibiotics in relation to the McGeer criteria for surveillance, the Loeb minimum criteria for antibiotic initiation, and prescribing recommendations of the Infectious Disease Society of America.
When informed consent was obtained prior to the study initiation, PPV23 vaccine recommendations were made, and only participants who responded affirmatively received the vaccination.
Pharmacists' clinical services, involving prescription review and therapy recommendations (initiation, dosage changes, cessation or substitution of treatments), have been documented to improve symptom control, increase treatment efficacy and reduce adverse events [ 2, 3].
It will be crucial to continue verifying the evolution of these percentages of ART initiation with future recommendations reaching near-to-universal access to ART, to ensure that individuals most in need of ART receive it.
A slightly lower HIV viral load in untreated women has been reported, particularly at higher CD4+ levels, but this difference does not translate into gender-specific recommendations concerning initiation of therapy.
Although well-established recommendations about initiation of RRT in AKI patients are lacking, one should at least expect to find some outcome research in this field.
Clinical trials examining statins in the dialysis population consistently show no CVD or survival advantage, precluding recommendations for initiation of statins in dialysis patients.
In advanced breast cancer (ABC), hormone therapy and chemotherapy are treatment options that have (to some extent) guideline-specific recommendations regarding initiation of use [ 5– 10].
